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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1919
Page
11
Fragmentary notice records a Coonamble Jockey Club event with dates July 3 and 10 1819 and mentions entries, officials, and seating or arrangements amid garbled text. Names and specifics are unclear.
Fragmentary notes describe Menangle Park racing events dated June 2 1909 with scattered names and actions. Likely listing participants Basalt Sau Sea and others with unclear outcomes. Unable to extract a coherent single event or result from the readable text.
Kensington hosts a horse racing card on Saturday June 24 1919 featuring multiple stakes and events. The program lists entries including horses Strahan Tah and Mings among others with unknown distances and heats.
A 1919 racing program for Victoria Park Racing Club lists event entries and horse names for a Wednesday meet. Details are partial and partly garbled but reference schedules, horses, distances, and jockey mentions amid faded OCR text from the event card.
A fragmented Ascot report details Maiden and Fourteen-Handicap races, divisions, and contenders. It notes entries like Lord Nonetiene and Millbank, results across Flying and Maiden events, with Bartell and Miss Ballantrae among the day’s repeats, and mentions crowd size and betting activity.
The report covers a cricket match where ALY, Colling, Pellew and others posted big scores, with 408 runs by Lance Mire and 362 by Collina and Trent. Wat Va responded, tie at the finish, notes on Bowland and lingering questions about performance.
A chaotic racing summary describes horses and stables at Victoria Park, Ascot, and Canterbury. It mentions horses such as Halberd from Chimera and Medallion, with trainers, ownership, and forthcoming entries. It notes acceptances due, upcoming meetings, and results from MACOT results and Sunday racing, including numerous horses and handlers.
The Ashfield rink led by Moses faced Victoria Park in a tense final at the Erey green. Melbourne and regional bowlers attended, with Ashfield briefly leading before Victoria Park rallied to win by a narrow margin as weather and nerves shaped the decisive heads.
Wales shows gradual freeing of waters and estuaries with good sport returning. Black bream and other fish reported near Como and Georges River, with Mawkesbury yielding fresh catches. Weather unsettled may affect fishing, but ocean fishing remains productive near Woy Woy and Byron areas. Extensive notes reference local tackle shops, trips, and canning themes in Australia’s fishing circles.
Disjointed OCR fragment hints at racing and city events with names like Mahon and Albis. Mentions a person Logan and a race context, but text is garbled and unreadable in large sections. No verifiable details or outcomes are present to summarize clearly.
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